This course covers the creation and validation of secrets and keys and the use of the Google Key Management Service (KMS) to rotate keys, create hierarchies, and work with keys and secrets on the cloud.

Course info

Level

Intermediate

Updated

Jan 9, 2019

Duration

1h 39m

Description

At the core of cloud data encryption is a thorough knowledge of Customer-Managed Encryption Keying (CMEK). In this course, Implementing Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) with Google Key Management Service, you’ll see how to implement and manage encryption keys on the Google Cloud Platform. First, you’ll learn what symmetric and asymmetric keys are and how to create and rotate them. Next, you’ll explore how to protect secrets using symmetric keys and how to validate them using digital signatures. Finally, you’ll discover how to use advanced features to further secure your data and resources on the cloud. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have a foundational knowledge of the Google Key Management Service that will help you as you move forward to create and rotate cloud-hosted keys and manage secrets on the GCP.

About the author

An engineer and tinkerer, Vitthal has worked at Google, Credit Suisse, and Flipkart and
studied at Stanford and INSEAD. He has worn many hats, each of which has involved
writing code and building models. He is passionately devoted to his hobby of laughing at
his own jokes.